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I have a certain avoidance of reality that makes fantasy an ideal choice for me.

Maggie Stiefvater

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Maggie Stiefvater
Age: 42
Born: 1981
Born: November 18
Novelist
Writer
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Choices
Makes
Reality
Certain
Avoidance
Ideal
Ideals
Fantasy
Choice

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